American Assets Trust (AAT) Competitors

Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE:AKR) and American Assets Trust (NYSE:AAT) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk and dividends.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AKR or AAT?

97.7% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of American Assets Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.8% of American Assets Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer AKR or AAT?

In the previous week, American Assets Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Acadia Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for American Assets Trust and 2 mentions for Acadia Realty Trust. Acadia Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat American Assets Trust's score of 1.77 indicating that Acadia Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Acadia Realty Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
American Assets Trust	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, AKR or AAT?

Acadia Realty Trust has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Assets Trust has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AKR or AAT a better dividend stock?

Acadia Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. American Assets Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Acadia Realty Trust pays out 500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Assets Trust pays out 117.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Acadia Realty Trust has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and American Assets Trust has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. American Assets Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is AKR or AAT more profitable?

American Assets Trust has a net margin of 16.26% compared to Acadia Realty Trust's net margin of 5.31%. American Assets Trust's return on equity of 6.47% beat Acadia Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acadia Realty Trust	5.31%	0.79%	0.45%
American Assets Trust	16.26%	6.47%	2.34%

Do analysts prefer AKR or AAT?

Acadia Realty Trust presently has a consensus target price of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 31.35%. American Assets Trust has a consensus target price of $21.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.55%. Given Acadia Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Acadia Realty Trust is more favorable than American Assets Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acadia Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
American Assets Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AKR or AAT?

American Assets Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Acadia Realty Trust. American Assets Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acadia Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Acadia Realty Trust	$359.69M	6.93	$21.65M	$0.16	118.96
American Assets Trust	$457.86M	2.61	$72.82M	$1.16	16.83

Summary

American Assets Trust beats Acadia Realty Trust on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.